This paper studies a MoodPic concept and a prototype implementation enabling
collaborative creation of mood picture based musical play lists, evaluated qualitatively with …

This article describes the iterative design and user evaluation of a prototype, which enables
collaborative music discovery by creating playlists and associating and expanding them with …

In musical instrument interfaces, such as piano keyboards, the player's communication
channels may be limited by the expressivity and resolution of input devices, the expressivity …

Icons and symbols are often deployed in graphical user interfaces. It is commonly believed
that icons add to the user friendliness of products. Developers have great trust in icon …

Modern digital music services and applications enable easy access to vast online and local
music collections. To differentiate from their competitors, software developers should aim to …

This paper describes the iterative design process and evaluation of mood pictures in a
social music discovery service. The service enables users to consume and collaboratively …

Current music consumers are facing an almost endless selection of music in online services
to be accessed on-demand with a variety of devices. The focus has now shifted from …

With the ever growing amount of digital information and multimedia on the World Wide Web
and the current trend towards personalizing technology, users find themselves wanting a …

This chapter examines the idea of using animated mood pictures within the context of music
recommendation. In the implemented prototype, the user interacts with collection of pictures …